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Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-28
GIadstone's Reply to the Liberals.

LONDON, Dec. 27.-Gladstone replying to
the address presented to him at Dover by the
liberal delegates, referred to the uncertain
character Of Lord Salisbury's declarations in
reference to fair trade and said they indi-
Gated, as far as the majority in parliament
are concerned, that free trade is secure. He
relied upon the masses of the people
to oppose return to protection. The coming
season did not promise well for the coun-
try. If it were true that the great measure
of the session, q local government BILL would
not be introduced until April, the government
would infict undisguised mockery on the
country. The last was dark session, but
this would be darker unless something was
done to alleviate the situation IN Ireland.
The darkest blot upon the parliament was
the act now in operation, effacng the civil
rights of the Irish liberals, who were charged
with interfering with administration of the
law. What he was really trying to do was to
retard the governments destructive policy of
perversion of law 1t was well for them
that they were on the right side of
the channel. If the Christian Knowl-
edge society, in seeking to promote
justice, mercy and truth, were publish
ing in Ireland book applying those
principles to that unhappy country they
would be subject to criminal prosecution.
Lord Salisbury talked about the consolida-
tion of the empire while pursuing policy of.
national disruption. How, the speaker
asked, could that be policy of consolidation,
which disregareed centuries of national ira
dition and opposed the will of four out of five
millions of Irish people! Ireland only con-
tended within the bounds of moderation be-
cause she knew that she had the
sympathy of friends in England. So
long as her moderation continued
so long would sympathy be continued
Not long, the speaker said, could any govern
ment face unanimous people. With the
single exception of the Belfast council oil
elected authorities sided with home rule.
The foreign, imported government stood
alone. The liberals terms Of minority in
parliament would cease at the first election.
Their appeal lay with the country The party
had never inscribed on its banner the name
of a cause without carrying it through. Hav-
ing taken up the cause of Ireland, the cause
would assuredly triumph. lCheersl.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-28
Lord Lansdowne Falls on the Ice.

OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 2T..-Lord Lansdownc,
while skating to-day, fell on the Ice and re-
ceived painful injuries to his head.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-28
The Visible supply statement.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2I-The visible supply of
grain for the week ending December "a, as
compiled by the secretary of the Chicago
board of trade is as follows
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-28
Charged With Corruptlng Young Girls.

LONDON Dec. 27-Rev. Canon O'Mahony,
in speech recently delivered in Cork,
charged certain local government officials
with systematically corrupting girls of tender
age. The Freemans Journal to-day indorses
and amplifies the charges and demands that
the guilty officials be arrested. The Pail
Mall Gazette in an article on the subject says
it has information that an old man, n tried
and trusted agent of Dublin castle, lis impl-
Gated in the matter
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-28

stand by the discharged strikers, and it is
expected that general tie-up will be re-
inaugurated tomorrow.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-26

rapidly and Deputy Hood being salts.
fled that they meant business and tha,
some Indians would have to be killed II
the prisoner was not released, wisely
concluded that discretion was the
better part of valor and reluctantly
turned the young buck over to bis
friends. Mr.. Hood very sensibly de-
cided that II was best to let the
Cheyennes have their boy back again
without bloodshed; the killing Of q
Cheyenne at that time meant the kill
ing Of every white settler In the upper
valley and besides there will be little
difficulty in re-capturing the prisoner
whenever he may be wanted. 1t
CALLED the boys TO eat crow at the
hands Of the impudent Cheyennes, but
their prudence may have saved the
lives Of scores Of helpless women and
children, the wives and babies Of the
numerous settlers in that locality.
The consequences Of this rescue will
be that all Cheyennes Who were q
party to 1t will be arrested. Deputy
Marshall Irvine having informed
United States Attorney Smith Of the
outcome OF the affair. also that he
would see to 1t that all participants
were safely In custody by the time
court commences. Wolf Voice, the
well known Cheyenne scout and In.
terpreter. who is the mail carrier be.
tween Ashland and the agency, has
furnished the names Of some Of the
rescuing party and no doubt the whole
csboodle will be arrested. 1t may re-
quire more than two officers to take
them, however, as since last fall the
Cbeyennes have been bent on mis-
chief and are full of their importance
and proud that they were thought bad
enough to have had three companies
Of soldiers sent up TO their agency To
intimidate them last December.
Uncle Sam should provide for regi.
ment to take up their quarters near
the agency and bold these "civilized"
wards in check. II will be q long,
long time before this branch of the
Cheyenne nation will clamor to have
their scalping knives turned into plow-
shares or their guns into pruning
hooks. They should be sent some
seed wheat and oats In the spring and
a large shipment of the deadly
cucumber.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-26
Death ON the Rail.

Thomas Moran, who for some time
past has been in the employ of the
Northern Pabific railroad, was fright
fully mangled yesterday forenoon at .
point near the entrance TO the Mullau
tunnel. From eye witnesses 1t 10
learned that the unfortunate victim
was making his way through q mar
row cut, aud when about half way
in, the through express from Butte
came along and unperceived by the
engineer, he was crushed between the
cars and the embankment, there being
not suffici. nj room for him to allow
the passage Of the tIain. Num-
eruus dug-ouls have been con-
-tructed in the cut, allowing stand
ing room only to laborers, hut appsr-
entity had b, en- overlooked by the de-
ceased. Tue engine passed him and
he was caught by the car steps and
thrown under the wheels. r, sulting In
the complete amputstioD Of both legs.
from which he af'erward died. The
train WAS stopped and the remains of
the victim gathered up and conveyed
10 Helena. They were placed in
charge of Coroner Morris, who held
an inquest. No blame can be attached
to the engineer. rs he was running at
high rate Of speed necessitsted by
the heavy grade requiring speedy pro-
gress, and there being 80 many sharp
turns and curves In the road, 1t was
impossible to perceive him. Further
more. circumstances go To show con-
tributory negligence on the part OF the
victim, as when struck he was on the
opposite side Of the cut to where were
located the dug-outs or safety exca-
vstions prepared.-Helena Indepen-
danf
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-26
CHEYENNE CHATTER.

Two Deputy Marshais are Overpowered
and Cheyenne Prisoner Is Rescued.
About ten d ,ys ago Deputy Sheriff
Humphrey Hood and Johnny Ed.
wards departed for the Cheyenne
Agency on Tongue river, armed with .
warrant for the arrest Of young Chey-
snne buck, who last fall broke into the
postoffice at Ashland. No trouble was
anticipated by the deputy marshal
Tom Irvine. at whose instigation the
arrest was made, or larger posse
would have been sent to make the cap
ture. But late Thursday night Messrs.
Hood and Edwards returned alone,
unaccompanied by their prison r, who
had been rescued by war party Of
Cbeyennes the officers hemselves
being In danger. After reaching the
agency the Cheyenne that they want
ed was easily identified and without
further delay the young buck was put
astride pony and accompanied by
his captors was headed down stream.
When about five miles from the agency
q party OF mounted Cheyenues were
seen riding rapidly toward the two and
the deputies not being prepared 'or q
run, halted and awaited the approach
of the bowling band Of savages.
When within half mile Of the OFF,
ers the main party of Indians drew
rein and four Of them separated fr I'm
the rest and rode up TO where the Off.
GERS were, every brave having his rife
In hand apparently ready for killing.
They demanded the instant release Of
tie prisoner. who filed the air with
his howls-it was q young buck OF
about Is years-snd the officers who
were debating the best course to
pursue, considering their chances
Of dlsarming the Indians without
bloodshed, suddenly made o break
and Q scufiie ensued. The party In
J the distance were seen riding forward
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-26
Lincoln q Permanent Post.

Now that il appears an assured fact
that the post Of Fort Abraham Lin
coin will not be abandoned In the
spring, as was rumored, q move by all
parties on both sides Of the river to
make il a permanent post should be
acted upon. The fact that good brick
can ne had right upon the ground
would suggest that the material Of q
new post be brick. Also that we need
cavrIry instead OF infantry st this
point, being the check to all Indians
going north. their only outlet-aDd to
round in" rowing bands. The alb
surdity Of keeping cavalry at some
posts in this department is apparent.
There is no necessity for them and the
price Of hay, ETC., is double and quad.
ruple to what II is at this point.-Bis-
marck Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-26
LABOR PLATFORM.
The Labor Convention In Cincinnati DE
clares Its Principles.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 23-The platform
Of the labor convention. after reciting
the ills economic aud political from
" hch the cuuntry Il suffering. de-
clarps its principles H. follows:
First:-Lsnd-Eve:y human being
possesses "a natural and inalieDabl.
right to sufficient land for self support,
and We desire To secure to every in.
dustrlous citizen home, as the nigh
est result of free institutions. To this
end We demand n graduated land tax
on all large estates, especially those
held for speculative or tenant pur.
poses; n reclamation Of all unearned
land grants; immediate opening of
Oklahoma TO homestead settlement;
purchase OF all unoccupied Indian
land- aud set Element Uf various tribes
upon lands in severalty; also laws for
preventing corporations from ac-
quiring real estate beyond the require.
ments oftheir business and alien own
ership OF land. Systems Of irrigation
in states and territories where neces-
sary shall be under such public con-
troll as shall secure free and equitable
use Of waters. and franchise Of people
Two-Transportation-A means Of
communication or transportation
should be owned or controlled by the
people. as 10 the United States postal
system, and equitable rates every
where established.
Three-Money-The establishment
OF national monetary system In the
interest Of the producer instead Of the
speculator and usurer, by which cir
culating medium Of q necessary Juan
tity and full legsl tender shall bs
issued directly to the people, without
Intervention Of banks. or loaned 10
citizens upon ample security on q low
rate OF interest, TO relieve from extor-
tions OF usury and enable them to con-
troll the money supply; postal savings
banks should be established. While
we have free coinage OF gold we should
have free coinage OF silver. We de-
mand the prompt payment OF the
national debt and condemn the fur
ther issue of interest bearing bonds,
either by the national government or
by states, territories, counties or
municipalities.
Four-Labor-Arbi should
take the place OF strikes and other in
furious methods Of settling labor dis
putes; the letting Of convict labor Ia
contractors be prohibited; contract
system be abolished IN public works
the hours Of labor In industrial estab-
lisb ments be reduced commensurate
with the increase Of PROF. uction In
labor saving machinery; employees bs
protected from bodily injury; equa
pay being given for equal work Il
both sexes and labor. agricultural and
cooperative associations be fosteret
and Incorporated by law.
Five-In appreciation Of the Unitet
States soldiers and sailors we deman,
for them Justice before charity. Pur
posely deprecated money paid then
during the war should be made equs
In value TO gold paid bond holders.
Six-Agriculture-The income ta,
ls the most equitable system Of taxs
ton, placing the power Of the govern
ment on those who can best afford ;
pay.
Seven-We demand q constitutions
amendment making United State
senators elective by the direct vote O
the people.
| Eight-Stats and national law
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-26
Vetoed Bills.

vStoru
Washington Telegram: The Presi.
dent has vetoed the following bills:
Granting pension to Anthony Rob
ertson; for the relief of VIM. Morhizer,
increasing the pension Of Margaret r.
Jones, and increasing the pension of
Loren Burrett. The beneficiary of
the last named bill WAS lieutenant
colonel of the Eighth regiment, United
States colored trOCps, and he 10 low
receiving . pension Of s72 per month.
In withholding his approval In this
case the President says: THE condi-
tion OF this claimant 10 ut this time
most pitiable. No man can check, il
he would, the feeling OF sympathy and
pity aroused by contemplating tho
utter helplessness as the result of pstri-
otio and faithful military service. But
In the midst OF all this l cannot put
out VI my mind that soldiers who
were privates In ranks, who sustained
the utmost hardehips Of the war but
who, because they were privstes and
In humble walks Of life are not so apt
to share In the special favors of Con-
gress. / find no reason why this ben
eficiary should he singled out from
this clsss, except IL be that he was q
lieutenant colonel instead Of private.
| am aware Of the precedent for the
legislation proposed, which Is furnish
ed by an enactment Of the last session
Of Congress, TO which assented, As I
think, improvidently. but l am certain
that exact equality and fairness In the
treatment OF our veterans is, after all,
more inst, beniicent and useful than
unfair discrimination in favor Of on
GERS Or special benefit, born Of SYM
pathy, In individual cases.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-26
iTEN BILLS PASSED.
Both Houses Yesterday Got
Down to Work with
Renewed Vigor,
The Cheyenne Troubles Draw
ing to a Climax-Hood and
Edwards Get Lett.
MONTANA LEGISLATURE.
Fifteenth Session.

Ao@" A"@SS.
Fifteenth Session.
Yesterdays PROCEEDINGS.
Special Telegram To the YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL.
COUNCIL.
HELENA, Feb. 25.-Notices OF bills
were given, by Cardwell, fixing the
lines of Jefferson county.
Bills introduced: Council bill No.
4s, by Sutherliu, prohibits any probate
judge or county clerk from drawing
any paper which he will have to pass
upon, and that no justice of the peace
shall have An Office with q practicing
attorney; c.uncil bill No. 40, by Rick.
ards. gives to married women all the
legal rights of her husband except the
right to vote.
Bills passed: Council bill No. 30,
by Richards, gives perfect freedom To
inmates Of insane ssylums in writing
to friends or receiving letters; council
bill No. 81, by Hundley, authorizes
the courts to allow proper compenss.
ton to expert witnesses, and jurors
fees 10 insane cases to be five dollars
per day; house bill No. so, to prohibit
rams from running at large; house
joint memorial No. s, begging for the
Fort Ellis military reservation; house
bill No. As, fixing the taxing Of juror
fee in civil cases to the county; house
bill No. SO, concerning obscene liters-
ture; house bill No. 81, relating TO the
Helena court house; house bill No.
54, compiling laws
Bills lost: house bill No. 81, decreas-
ing the fees ofjustices of the peace.
Adjourned.
Notice of q bill was given by John
son, regulating the shipment of hides.
Bills introduced: House bill No. "a,
by Marshall, provides that the county
commissioners shall fix the compensa.
tion Of shsriffs for leeding prisoners,
and that IL shall not he more than one
dollar per day; house bill No. IS; by
Taylor, gives to Fergus county one
stock commissioner aud gives the
board Of stock com missioners he
right to prosecute, regulate aud reg.
lister stock brands; stock inspectors are
given power to summon PRISE tC
make arrests; house bill No. S.
amends section 292 Of the fifth division
of the statutes, giving any society
complying with the law right to In.
corporate.
Bills passed: House bill No. 81. re.
lstes to the rights Of miners resident
outside Of Montana; house bill No. 81,
relating to the alienation of mining
property; house bill No. 81, abolishe'
the arsenal keeper, reconsidered ant
passed.
Adjourned.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-26
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

should be passed A. shall eventually
exclude from America the Mongolian
slave and Asistic competition; the
employment Of bodies of armed men
by private corporations should be
prohibited.
Ten The right to vote is inherent
in citizenship irrespective Of sex. The
measures OF reform here demanded
will prove TO he the scientific solution
Of the temperance question.
The minority report demanding
prohibition Nas almost unanimously
laid on the table. Mrs. Severance OF.
fered q substitute for the suffrage
amendment declaring the fright to
vote is inherent 10 citizenship ire
spective OF sex" The substitute was
adopted by three-fourths vote. The
party is TO be called q union labor.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-26
whole Cities Destroyed

ROME, Feb. 23-The earthquake this
morning devastated the whole OF the
italian Riviera, at Nice, on the Gulf Of
Genoa, and not far from Savanna, seve-
raj houses fell aud fifteen persons were
killed. Six were killed and thirty In
jured, at Onegli, also on the Gulf OF
Genoa, at Diva, Marino, near ODeglia,
scores Of people were killed and hun
dreds injured. Fully one-third OF the
town was destroyed The second ana
s.verest shock OF earthquake has oc-
Cured In Genoa, RaviA, Luccas. Cureo.
Alhizola, Porto, Maurizio, 0ngla and
Noli. At savanna eight persons were
killed and fifteen otben injured. I'M
mense damage,was done to properly.
Governor Leslie has approved the
bill providing for the creation of. Park
county. Having examined the Mon
tana decisions on the wording OF the
debt clause OF the bill and found case
which settles the point involved, and
having accepted the reports OF the
sunrerne court Of the land the bill ives
sirned and IL now . law. Governor
I,eelIe's douots Of the wording OF the
debt clause of the bill were settled by
the case between Custer and Yellow
stone counties.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12

The Cincinnati Times-Star urges that as
the center OF population in the United
States Is about seven miles from Cincin.
natl, both the national political conven.
tions next year should be held in that city.
At Coldwater, Michigan, Thomas John.
son fatally shot George Gardner. fired
twice at Mrs. Gardner, and killed himself.
The oma was formerly his wife.
At Haverhill, Ohio, DR.. w. T. Northrup,
q prominent physician, was murdered by
Thomas Mccoy, a saloon keeper, and his
brother Alfred, postmaster, aided by the
two SON OF Alfred Mccoy. DR. Northrup
had incurred the displeasure OF the Nc
ton. They waylaid him and began firing
on him with pistols and shotguns. With
a pocket-knife he badly wounded Alfred
Mccoy before he was fatally shot. The
doctor was thirty.five years old and un-
married. The McCoys have been arrested.
The postmaster at Mankota has applied
for the establishment Of the free delivery
system, and the postmaster general order.
ed an inspector to go TO Mankato to make
an investigation to see il the office was en-
titled to such service. Postoffice estab-
Observation-Disclosures: Exeter, Emmons coun-
ty; Laureate, Rolette county. Montana:
Millegan, Meagher county. Wisconsin:
Morgan, Oconto county. Postmas tiers
commissioned-Dakota: freeman, G. Bur
ether; Golden Lake, M. H. Ullensaker;
Hurley, NJ. s. Robinson. Montana: Park
City, D. G. Moore. Wisconsin: Fall River,
B. A. Sage; Richland City, J. H. Book.
Fourth-class p~ostmasters appointed
Minnesota: Foodwin, A. w. Dorman.
Iowa: Roger, G. M. Hawk.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12
How Mrs. Fleming Got Rich.

Who shall say that a minute knowl-
edge of fashions changeful customs is
not worth while, when May Agnes
Fleming got rich by that means? She
died a year or more ago, leaving a for
tune over which a fight has just arisen
in the courts. She was a writer of sto-
ries for one of the cheap papers. I
asked a publisher in that field how,
when morbid fiction is so plenty, Mrs.
Fleming accumulated wealth.
principally by making a study of the
ways OF the rich and fashionable folks,'7
was the reply. ''She had a knack of
%conceiving good plots for stories calcu-
lated to interest women and girls; but
so have hundreds of amateur novelists,
whose work may be had almost for the
asking. Different from them, she took
thep pains to learn accurately and fully
how women in the best society be-
haved, and she made her swell heroines
conform thereto. In that way she pro-
duced imaginary ladies who were true
to realism. She kept them right up to
the times. I have even known her, in
recasting n of her old stories for fresh
publication, to alter not only the Co.'S
tunes of the heroine but to change her
tricks of mannerto suit new usages of
society. Some of her readers may not
have appreciated this, but the editors
did, and it greatly enhanced her in
their estimation and doomed her along
to popularity"
And how much pay did she getP"
eat the time of her death she was
under contract to write ten stories for
$3.50 600. They were to be produced at
the rate of two a year, thus making her
income $15, 600 per annum.'
How many hundreds of women with
a literary bent will take up their pens
with convulsive ,envulsive enthusiasm
on reading those tiguresp - Pitts6urg
Dispatch.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-12
A Millionaire Miser.

There is a millionaire in this town, q
straight-laced. P~uritanic millionaire,
who came from parsimonious New
England in good season to get rich out
OF Chicago real estate, whose wife is
obliged to ask him for a dollar on every
occasion when her necessities require
one. The millionaire income is said
by his friends to be not less than 49,
ooO a week, and yet when compelled to
give up a dollar he scowls as bitterly
as any wage-earning and poverty-be
grudging husband could at the demands
OF his not ovcr-careful wife. One day
not long ago this millionaire's wife
asked for a dollar. OF course her liege
lord asked for information concerning
its intended use. 1t was for a needle
woman. After growing about the
shlttlessness of a woman who hires her
sewing done, the millionaire reluctant
ly pumped his hand into his pocket
and pulling out q bank note handed it
to his wife. She quickly handed it to the
needle-woman, and the last named. too
polite to offend a rich woman by biting
her coin Or examining her profered
bank note, put the money in her pock-
ct and expressed the conventional
thanks. In the evening MI. Millionaire
enquired:
What did you do with the money l
gave you this morning?"
paid it to the sewing-woman."
where's the changer"
why, I didn't get any,"
'*You didn't? Woman, that was a
$40 bill I gave you. Put on your bon
net and cloak this minute, 60 find that
sewing woman: demand your 90. If
she refuses to give it up, we'll make it
warm for her."
And the wife of the man whose in
come is $500 a day donned her raps and
started forth after darkness had set in
on a search for the poor sewing-wo-
a I wish I could add that this sto-
ry is imaginary u exaggerated, but I
cannot. IT'S a true tale.-Uicago
News.